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What is a steep-sided river bank on the outside of a meander?

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What is a steep-sided river bank on the outside of a meander?

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The outside bank is a bluff and the inside bank is a bar, a point-bar, or a spur. The faster-flowing straight sections are called riffles. Meander is a word derived from the river Menderes in Turkey. Scroll down to beneath the poem for a good diagram and intro to meanders. http://everything2.com/title/Meander . . . . Up a level on here http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Mea… . .